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NVLSP’s Brandy Disbennett-Albrecht Appointed to Virginia Board of Veterans Services by Governor Spanberger
05/23/26
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) Appellate Attorney Brandy Disbennett-Albrecht has...
NVLSP and Dechert File Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Denial of Transitional Assistance Management Program Benefits to Reservists
05/01/26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA— On April 24, 2026, the National Veterans...
NVLSP Achieves Major Victory For All Veterans Using Medication To Treat Musculoskeletal Disabilities: VA Cannot Award A Lower Rating For Those Disabilities Based On Any Ameliorative Medication Effects
04/06/26
NVLSP Achieves Major Victory For All Veterans Using Medication To Treat Musculoskeletal...
NVLSP and Sidley Settle Class Action Lawsuit with U.S. Army Designating Burn Pits as “Instrumentalities of War” for Medical Retirement Combat-Related Findings
03/10/26
NVLSP and Sidley Settle Class Action Lawsuit with U.S. Army Designating Burn Pits as...
Federal Court Rules that the Department of Veterans Affairs Must Provide Veterans with Explicit Notice When It Denies Claims
02/04/26
Federal Court Rules that the Department of Veterans Affairs Must Provide Veterans with Explicit...
Court Certifies Class Action in NVLSP Lawsuit Challenging Air Force’s Denial of Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Rights and Process
02/02/26
Court Certifies Class Action in NVLSP Lawsuit Challenging Air Force’s Denial of Integrated...
NVLSP Announces Release of Its 2025-2026 Edition of Veterans Benefits Manual
12/16/25
NVLSP Announces Release of Its 2025-2026 Edition of Veterans Benefits Manual FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
NVLSP Co-Founder And Special Counsel Bart Stichman Testified Before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
12/10/25
NVLSP Co-Founder and Special Counsel Bart Stichman testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on...
NVLSP, Sidley Austin, and Hogan Lovells File Class Action Lawsuit Supporting Veterans’ Rights to Receive Retroactive Combat-Related Special Compensation
11/17/25
NVLSP, Sidley Austin, and Hogan Lovells File Class Action Lawsuit Supporting Veterans’ Rights to...
NVLSP Veterans Day Message
11/11/25
On Veterans Day, at the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) we honor and reflect on...
Free webinar on the implications for veterans of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Soto v. United States on Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
11/04/25
WHAT: Free webinar on the implications for veterans of the Supreme Court's Decision in Soto v....